Australian teen dies in NZ after fall
A Sydney teenager has died in a New Zealand hospital after falling from a hotel balcony in Queenstown three days ago.
Nineteen-year-old James Teague, from Paddington, had been drinking on Thursday before he fell about 10 metres on to a concrete carpark, police said.
He was airlifted to Dunedin Hospital, where his parents flew from Australia to be with him.
James Teague. Photo: Facebook
Detective Matt Jones said the man had consumed a significant amount of alcohol with friends in the evening before the fall.
James Teague. Photo: Facebook
Mr Teague had been staying in a second-floor unit at The Glebe Apartments in the popular tourist town with four male friends, three aged in their late teens or early 20s.
The Waratahs paid tribute to their young fan before their match on Saturday night, following a social media campaign with the hashtag #clapforjames.
Join us at @AllianzStadium tonight as we send our thoughts to the Teague family & Tahs fan James, who was due to be there. #ClapForJames.
— NSW Waratahs (@NSWWaratahs) July 26, 2014
"A big Tahs fan, 19-year-old James Teague had been looking forward to being here tonight," the team said in an announcement. "Tragically he was involved in an accident earlier this week and is now in a critical condition in hospital. Our thoughts are with the Teague family."
